James Doyle was a most unlikely spy.Orphaned in 1916 at he age of
six he went to live with his schoolteacher aunt in Paris. In1939 he
returned to his hometown Waterford in neutral Ireland to avoid the
war in Europe. An enigmatic stranger entered his life in 1941, a
meting that was to have a profound effect on him. He was
intimidated into joining the German Secret Service ( Abwehr) for a
top secret mission into occupied France. The British Secret Service
( S.O.E.) became aware of Doyle's unusual recruitment, they
persuaded him to join them as a double agent. On the successful
completion of hie mission the Germans transferred him to Prague and
Reinhard Heydrich's department where he became involved in the
assassination attempt on Heydrich in may 1942. He escaped Prague
following the shooting of Heydrich running the gauntlet through
Germany, Switzerland and France.on his return to England he was
retrained and dropped back into France as a member of a Jedburgh
team to assist the resistance in the run-up to Operation Overlord,
the liberation of occupied Europe.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2014 |
First published: |
May 2014 |
Authors: |
Tom Ryan
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
372 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4995-8160-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
War fiction >
General
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-4995-8160-2 |
Barcode: |
9781499581607 |
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